Wrexham and Wales

[davislove]

Hi all,

I've been told about a job opportunity in the Wrexham area of Wales and trying to build up a picture of what life will be like in that neck of the woods.

Anyone got any experience of moving to Wales or Wrexham area? Crazy cheap property prices doesn't fill me with confidence but I guess the countryside is attractive.

cheers

[davislove]

Accumul8 said:

I used to work in Wrexham and live in Chester. It's very much a nicer place to be in terms of shops, restaurants, bars, etc.

To give you an idea of what commuting was like, I lived city centre. I worked on the industrial estate. It took me around 20-25 minutes to get to work on the nice, windy back roads.

No 'national pride/prejudice' issues here, born and bred in Wales. Simply prefer Chester.

that sounds like the thing to do, although ideally I'd like to cycle

[davislove]

Scottish Exile said:

They do. Every Wednesday and Saturday. One of the things that attracted me to the town.

Mold looks like a good bet also, can't believe how low the rental prices are (compared to Essex)

[davislove]

Accumul8 said:

davislove said:

that sounds like the thing to do, although ideally I'd like to cycle

This is very do-able. Two of my former colleagues who also live in Chester cycle. Where is the job?

Wrexham industrial estate

BoRED S2upid said:

Is the OP Still around? Wheres the job offer?

I think the consensus is that like most towns and Cities you can find nice areas and some complete stholes to live in. A few miles outside of Wrexham towards either Mold or Chester and you can find some really nice places to live and some very nice country pubs with good country roads out of Wrexham to them for a hoon of a Weekend.

some great advice coming through here, appreciate it, certainly a compelling case being made for the surrounding area

[davislove]

jbudgie said:

Farndon is a very nice village only about 3 miles at the most from the Industrial estate.

It's good enough for Paul Burrell anyway.

that looks a nice place but the rental prices goes skywards as you cross the border, Mold is about £200 a month cheaper!!!

[davislove]

Samcat said:

I live in Gresford, a village 3 miles from Wrexham.
As has been said on here many times, the town centre and the surrounding estates are a bit of a sh*thole, but no worse than most larger towns in the UK.
There is a large 'Chav / Benefit reliant' population in the town, as well as a lot of Polish/East European migrant workers.
The town does have good range of shops and services.

If you're looking for somewhere to live, my opinon would be to avoid the villages of: New Broughton, Bryteg, Gwersylt, and Llay, and try to stay towards Chester, but If you want cheaper prices try to stay in Wales. (Council Tax cheaper, free perscriptions). If you don't mind a commute then as has been mentioned Mold is a good option, but this is not without its problems (Small town, small town people)

The roads around here can be busy, the main road into the Industrial Estate is a nightmare, although they are improving it and work has just started, I would think a morning commute from Mold to the Industrial Estate would take about 40 mins

All that aside, there are some fantastic roads, great mountain biking at Llandegla, and Snowdonia is 50 mins away. Alternativly you can be on the motorway in 15 mins and into Manchester within and hour.

Appreciate that, I hadn't factored in the traffic re commute from Mold, 40 mins you say? not keen on that.

It's a dilemma whether to look in Chester area or Wales itself (the low costs are tempting). But I guess I'll get a better feel by visiting the places.

[davislove]

Accumul8 said:

Any decisions made yet, OP?

waiting to hear on the job front and take visit up there, but I'm keen on Chester